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Back to the lab: ‘CSI: Vegas’ returns to prove one of their own’s innocence
Back to the lab: ‘CSI: Vegas’ returns to prove one of their own’s innocence Investigators fight to prove the innocence of Josh Folsom (Matt Lauria) in the season premiere of “CSI” Vegas,” airing Sunday, Feb. 18, on CBS Sarah Passingham, Paula Newsome and Ariana Guerra star in season 3 of in “CSI: Vegas. ”Sarah Gilma in season 3 of “CSI: Vegas.” When a famed forensics lab drops everything to prove your innocence, your days being held in custody for murder are numbered, right? That’s what...
Expect Boones Ferry Road traffic delays as Lake Oswego improves infrastructure for affordable housing project
To prepare for a project that will add 23 affordable housing units at 16858 Boones Ferry Road, the city of Lake Oswego is bolstering public infrastructure. This will mean temporary traffic delays. The city advised community members in a post on its website Thursday, Feb. 15 to expect major traffic impacts and lane shifts on Boones Ferry Road from Pilkington Road to Upper Drive from Thursday, Feb. 22 to March 6 as crews install new stormwater and sewer pipes. ...
Oregon lawmakers weighing Lake Oswego representative’s AI, electric scooter bills
Bills proposed by Rep. Daniel Nguyen, D-Lake Oswego, have begun to matriculate through the Oregon legislative process. Each legislator can propose two bills during the session. Nguyen introduced one that would create a 14-member task force to determine common language around artificial intelligence that would inform future lawmaking and another that would create a task force on electric micro-mobility (like electric bicycles and scooters). The AI bill received a hearing...
Process to revisit park rules for Oswego Lake access continues to be delayed
Over a year and a half has elapsed since the Lake Oswego City Council voted to revisit its rules governing Oswego Lake access. That process has yet to begin. The council decided June 16, 2022 to look at park rules passed in 2012 that banned access to Oswego Lake from Millennium Plaza Park, Sundeleaf Park or the Headlee Walkway following a ruling released in 2022 by Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge Ann Lininger saying that the lake thought to be private is subject to public...
Process to revisit park rules for Oswego Lake access continues to be delayed
Over a year and a half has elapsed since the Lake Oswego City Council voted to revisit its rules governing Oswego Lake access. That process has yet to begin. The council decided June 16, 2022 to look at park rules passed in 2012 that banned access to Oswego Lake from Millennium Plaza Park, Sundeleaf Park or the Headlee Walkway following a ruling released in 2022 by Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge Ann Lininger saying that the lake thought to be private is subject to public...
LakeStar Art Studio delivers Valentines to assisted living and retirement communities across Lake Oswego
Giving a Valentine’s Day card is a simple act of kindness and love. For the young artists taking classes at LakeStar Art Studio in Lake Oswego, making and giving away Valentine’s Day cards to those in the community who may need a message of love is a new yet cherished tradition dating back to 2021 and the dark days of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think everybody was feeling very isolated...
Attend postponed Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Lake Oswego
The city of Lake Oswego, which had to postpone its Martin Luther King Jr. celebration due to January’s storm, will host the belated celebration 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 at the Lake Oswego Public Library and online. The event will include a poetry reading from Emmett Wheatfall, musical performances by Alonzo Chadwick Sr. and The Godsistas, remarks from Mayor Joe Buck and Council President Massene Mboup and more. “It’s an...
Organizers to talk next steps after dismantling of Clackamas County equity office at upcoming Lake Oswego event
Leaders within local diversity organizations see a gaping void left by the dismantling of the Clackamas County Equity and Inclusion Office. With that in mind, they’re hoping to work more collaboratively to counteract the impacts of the elimination of the office and ramp up their own efforts to foster more inclusivity. The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners voted to kill the county’s equity and inclusion office and reassign its staff members in January. ...
Jottings From Fifth & G: Why manners? Are manners important?
She was traveling. At American Express, she a received a letter offering her a job in Juneau, Alaska. It included an apartment. A good deal, but it was the last place she wanted to live. Recalling the family mantra: “Nothing ventured, nothing gained,” she accepted the offer. The apartment had a stunning view. Old mining buildings draped down the mountain; then, the Gastineau Channel with traveling fishing boats and float planes; the distant ice cap; and, Douglas Island with snowcapped mountains. The view was truly...
Our TV picks for Friday, Feb. 16: 2024 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, Gold Rush, Blue Bloods
2024 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game ESPN 4 p.m. It’s the NBA All-Star game we never knew we need ed. Celebs from movies, television and music join NBA legends and WNBA players to test their skills in a basketball game filled with laughs, dunks and copious amounts of debris at Lucas Oil Stadium. Gold Rush ...
Panel hears support for Wilsonville-Salem commuter rail study
A study of commuter rail service between Wilsonville and Salem is not a new idea. But unlike a proposal more than a decade ago — and another that was left behind in last year’s session — the latest legislation for a study drew an overwhelming response from lawmakers, city and transit officials, and other advocates who testified Tuesday, Feb. 13, to the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation. The earlier...
Lake Oswego High School theater students tell the tale of ‘Beauty and the Beast’
A tale as old as time is coming to Lake Oswego High School. LOHS’s winter musical is “Beauty and the Beast,” the stage adaptation of the classic animated Disney film from 1991. “Beauty and the Beast” opens at 7 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 16 in the LOHS auditorium. Performances run again at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, Thursday, Feb. 22 and Friday, Feb. 23, and 2 p.m. and 7...
Turian and Miller named Lakeridge High School Athletes of the Week for Feb. 14
Turian is a sophomore on the Lakeridge boys’ varsity swim team, and Miller is a junior on the varsity cheer team. Bringing their skill to the Pacers in both swim and cheer, this week’s athletes have made an impact on their respective teams this year. Athletes Justin Turian and Makayla Miller have been named Lakeridge High School’s Athletes of the Week for the week of February 14th. Competing in the...
Glass and Rigney named Lake Oswego Athletes of the Week for Feb. 14
Glass is a senior on the Lake Oswego High School girls’ varsity cheer team, and Rigney is a sophomore on the boys’ basketball team. Bringing passion and skill to Lakers athletics, athletes Ava Glass and Liam Rigney have been named Lake Oswego High School’s Athletes of the Week for the week of February 14th. A senior on the girls’ varsity cheer team, Glass has impressed in only her first season...
In love at the Lake Oswego Adult Community Center
Steve Unger and Dustin Carsey have been together for 30 years and married for the last dozen. Both were longing for a meaningful connection when they met in San Francisco after Carsey responded to a classified ad Unger placed in a local LGBTQ+ paper. Unger’s ad proclaimed “Hey Look Me Over!” a reference to the Lucille Ball and Paul Stewart showtune, which immediately caught the attention of theater-lover Carsey. While...
Don't flip out about flipping homes
In recent years, home sellers have experienced record profits as real estate value has risen dramatically. Bankrate indicates the median home price across the United States is around $486,000. According to WOWA, a personal finance resource in Canada, the national average price of a home in Canada was $657,145 CAD in December 2023. Flipping homes gained popularity before the spike in real estate prices, but that increase has led some...
OPINION: We can all work together to address climate change
I love the Helen Keller quote you used in your recent paper thanking everyone for coming together to help during the ice storm. “Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.” I was disappointed a few weeks earlier to read that one of our city councilors lamented the feeling that individuals have little impact on climate change. I have many ideas of how we, as concerned citizens of Lake Oswego, could work together to address climate change and the more who join, the more impact we have. Here are some bullet points that give an example...
Experience the power of musical storytelling at Lake Oswego concert
The Lake Oswego Millennium Concert Band will try to show that storytelling is not beholden to words as it leads audiences on a narrative journey during a show next month. The band will play its first matinee concert titled Storytelling Through Music at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3 in the Lakeridge High School Auditorium. “We will show you how composers bring the stories of places, people, and events to life...
Five ways to repurpose bedrooms in your home
It can be bittersweet when adult children decide the time has come to move out of the family home. Parents may get their first trial run of this scenario when their children attend college or enlist in the military. Rooms are left empty, if only for a certain period of time. Eventually, those rooms will remain empty as adult children leave the house for good. Converting a child’s bedroom into...
3 popular flooring materials
Even though it’s underfoot, flooring can set the tone for how a room or entire home is viewed. Perhaps that’s one reason why flooring generates such strong opinions when homeowners look to refurbish or replace their floors. Homeowners now have more choices than ever when considering new home flooring. The following rundown of three popular flooring options can help homeowners as they try to decide which material best suits their homes. ...
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